- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Signet Book (5 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451216199
- ISBN-13: 978-0451216199
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,513,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A case of mistaken identity
20 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
In a case of mistaken identity, Amy Cole is drugged & abducted by Sir Jason Archer, who believes she's his errant wife Desiree. He chalks up the changes in her, and her insistence that she's not who he thinks she is to the fact that in the short time they were together, his wife changed dramatically, culminating in her running off with another man. He thinks it's just more of her scheming, though he's puzzled about what she thinks to gain.
Amy plays along until she can escape, and in the time together, they fall in love.
The good:
The characters. Jason in particular was understandable and his emotions were well explained. While I got frustrated with him not believing Amy, I never thought he was an idiot not to. Amy was smart, and I enjoyed her logical attempts to make Jason see reason, as opposed to the more usual full-steam-ahead emotionally driven blundering of other romance heroines.
The twists. When things are wrapped up in the end, there are some clever surprises. And there were a couple of places where the story didn't go where I expected it to, for which I'm grateful.
The bad:
There were times I thought Amy was just a little too accepting of the situation, and she was too quick to forgive in the end. It was a side effect of her logical nature, but I wanted to see a little more anger from her.
And there's a thread of her brother spying in France that didn't quite go anywhere. Of course, part of that could be that it's such a short book.
The verdict:
A fun, entertaining read with some nice surprises.
Amy plays along until she can escape, and in the time together, they fall in love.
The good:
The characters. Jason in particular was understandable and his emotions were well explained. While I got frustrated with him not believing Amy, I never thought he was an idiot not to. Amy was smart, and I enjoyed her logical attempts to make Jason see reason, as opposed to the more usual full-steam-ahead emotionally driven blundering of other romance heroines.
The twists. When things are wrapped up in the end, there are some clever surprises. And there were a couple of places where the story didn't go where I expected it to, for which I'm grateful.
The bad:
There were times I thought Amy was just a little too accepting of the situation, and she was too quick to forgive in the end. It was a side effect of her logical nature, but I wanted to see a little more anger from her.
And there's a thread of her brother spying in France that didn't quite go anywhere. Of course, part of that could be that it's such a short book.
The verdict:
A fun, entertaining read with some nice surprises.
This book has not been received yet, Apr 9, 2012
9 April 2012
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Left Wanting More
19 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
Short romances of this sort are successful when they utilize their length effectively. The Abducted Bride fails because it does not do this. I realize that the side characters provide the circumstances for the story but they aren't interesting and their inclusion feels very contrived. Desiree, Robert, and a whole host of minor characters do not play an incredibly important role or contribute very much at all yet the author feels the need to throw them all in. There are many moments where Amy and Jason just reflect on their situation or he tests her that could have been cut. Things that set up the plot, like how Jason gets a hold of Amy, who he thinks is his wife, are contrived and waste time. Also, when characters are introduced or a scene begins the author wastes time with the mystery of who the person is, which works once or twice but after a while feels repetitive and a bit irritating.
My main problem is that the story needs to be more heavily weighted in the middle and the end. There is a lot of discussion of fabric and time spent apart but what the reader needs is to see Jason and Amy together so we can believably see them as a couple at the end. She is beautiful. He is handsome. She likes how he sings. He likes that she is good with children and people. This isn't really enough to build a relationship that grows to such a depth of love when they are constantly being pulled back out love by Jason's negative feelings toward his wife that carry over to Amy and Amy's determination to keep from falling for a married man and frustration and hurt at some of his more callous behaviors.
There are a few nice moments, but all in all I think the story could have used more development. The moments when they start to fall for each other, kiss, or display some tension or sweetness are nice but the story doesn't feel like it earns it. Everything is wrapped up ridiculously quickly at the end and the conclusion is not satisfying because of this.
Nevertheless, the story is a nice, light read. If you have the time and nothing else on your bookshelf, you could do worse than sit with this book for an hour or two.
My main problem is that the story needs to be more heavily weighted in the middle and the end. There is a lot of discussion of fabric and time spent apart but what the reader needs is to see Jason and Amy together so we can believably see them as a couple at the end. She is beautiful. He is handsome. She likes how he sings. He likes that she is good with children and people. This isn't really enough to build a relationship that grows to such a depth of love when they are constantly being pulled back out love by Jason's negative feelings toward his wife that carry over to Amy and Amy's determination to keep from falling for a married man and frustration and hurt at some of his more callous behaviors.
There are a few nice moments, but all in all I think the story could have used more development. The moments when they start to fall for each other, kiss, or display some tension or sweetness are nice but the story doesn't feel like it earns it. Everything is wrapped up ridiculously quickly at the end and the conclusion is not satisfying because of this.
Nevertheless, the story is a nice, light read. If you have the time and nothing else on your bookshelf, you could do worse than sit with this book for an hour or two.
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